Final Disposition

Colin Cellars First Evidence #3

by Ken Goddard, Kevin Kenerly (Reading)

Ken Goddard's First Evidence series centers on what may prove to be evidence of extraterrestrial contact. In this third book, crime scene investigator Colin Cellars wakes up in the maw of an fMRI machine at a remote military hospital, having no memory of who he is or how he got there--but he quickly becomes aware that he is being hunted. His instinctive response is to run, and he must rely on his new, incredibly enhanced sense of music and tone to trigger fragments of memories that may help him discover who is friend, who is foe--and who is something else entirely.

Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Audiobook, Mystery Thriller, Fiction

MP3 CD

First published January 2, 2011

About the author

Ken Goddard describes himself as "a crime scene investigator, forensic scientist, wildlife crime lab director, husband, father, grandfather, supposed cattle rancher, and more to the point, a fiction author who writes fiction novels about professional terrorists, underground chemists, demented burglars and malicious poachers for any number of reasons."

Reviews

[Walter Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A less-than-stellar conclusion to this trilogy

I had read First Evidence as a library book about 10+ years ago. Only recently did I discover that there were three books in the series, and Final Disposition was the final one. So I purchased all three, (first two as used paperbacks) through Amazon (with this one as an eBook).
A few spoilers:
It was fun to get back with the characters. But the tone of the story, for at least the first 60% was focused on Colin Cellar’s semi-comedic lost memory. He was in character, but he bounced from scene-to-scene in an almost random order.
And then, there is a fairly clumsy red-herring thrown in when the reader is supposed to believe that the character, Lisa, was a shape-shifted Allesandra, whose overt seduction of Colin was just like the ones in the earlier books.
And it is always snowing, to the point where the weather takes on the role as one of the major characters in the story.
I do not regret the experience of re-reading the series, so as to get a better sense of how Final Disposition was supposed to be the closer. But this was just not Ken Goddard at his best.
(I did download the Henry Lightstone five-book series, and have started reading, with Prey. This speaks to the impact Goddard did have on me when I first came across his books in the local library.)

[Wanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The third book in the series starts out with the main character, Colin, waking up in a hospital with limited memories. At the end of the 2nd book he had been involved in an explosion. He wants to figure out what happened and is very suspicious of the hospital and the fact that they are saying he is an Army major. He escapes from the hospital and starts working on recovering his memories. He connects with some people who knew him and starts to piece things together. He makes some new contacts and runs into some oddballs. The aliens are still after him and there is a lot of action with him avoiding them and trying to figure out who and what they are and why they are after him.
Eventually he hooks up with two of his former buddies who are very involved in dealing with the aliens and they work together to defeat them. Lots of action and scientific discussions.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

What do you do when you want to finish off a series but still make it somewhat readable by anyone? You make the main characters lose their memory. So, as they discover details of their life and relevant events, you get to hear them as well.

I just don't understand why Colin Cellars has to keep "escaping" from everywhere he goes. The would just let him go it seems, but he has to make it even more dramatic than it would be just walking out the door.

[John (JP) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun book to read. It does a good job of wrapping up the loose ends left in The Outer Perimeter. The aliens true motives are revealed. I enjoyed the idea of a CSI officer with memory loss attempting to regain his memories while trying to solve mystery .I like this author and his main cast of characters. I will read more of this guys work.

[Ramona Jennex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am very glad to have read all three in this series. However, the conclusion of the trilogy was just not as good as the other two books in the series. There were themes in this book that were interesting(music/memory) but for the most part this conclusion concluded in a flatline for me.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

the timeline in the book aggravates me, otherwise i quite enjoyed the series

[Josephine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have read all three books and I am sorry I find it dumb. It did not ring true. I have read Authors who make their fantasy stories sound real. This series missed the mark.

[tivasyk · Rating 4 out of 5]

друга частина була нецікава, але третя — знову динамічна: непогано й швидко читається, ок для розважального фантастичного трилера!

[debbie j hartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Riviting

The first half of the book is slow, if you get halfway, it picks up speed. I couldn't stop reading until I finished. Very spellbinding!

[Betsy]

Colin Cellars Series, Book 3

[Janet Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun finish to an imaginative trilogy. With lots of action--and lots of imagination--this book was a treat.

[Elly Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started reading: Fascinating!...how the brain works -- including music.
Enjoyed it right through and even learned a bit, though I'll admit I could have learned more if I had gone over certain parts. I loved the first book, couldn't get the second, and yet this one followed right along as if I hadn't missed anything. I'll still read the middle one when I can get it. And I'll look for more by this author.

[Trudy Pomerantz · Rating 3 out of 5]

After listening to this series, I finally realized why I did not like these books as much as others. The basic ideas of the books were quite imaginative. However, Goddard spends far too much time describing what are basically extraneous people and events. He gives far too many details which I end up find distracting. More editing would have been helpful.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the three books in this series in a binge.
They were good, but not really binge worthy. I was just in a a mood.
The story flows and has something to say, I think.
The narrator made it easy to keep listening.
Try it, if you like the first the second and third are just as good.
I'm putting the same review in all three.

[Deb W · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this trilogy. Goddard writes a fast-paced, interesting story with liberal doses of humor. His characters are well-developed, and their exchanges were true to character -- and lifelike. I am going to miss them. :)

[Madonna Hamelin]

loved it

[Jovdb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I was finally glad that it was over!

Fans of Star Trek and other Sci Fi movies will be happy with this series.

I was a little disappointed because the ending was so predictable.

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definately enjoyed the first two books better. Could have done more with the endinf